Image of a younger woman being escorted out of a doorway in the home of an older couple, while an old woman reaches out and an old man stands on a chair holding a framed picture on the wall, with a sign above the door that reads "God Bless Our Home"; the poster advertises the melodrama "Blue Jeans" written by Joseph Arthur. Probable date based on general show history; the play was first staged in 1890 and was performed regularly through the 1890s; the copy held by the Photograph and Prints Division of the Library of Congress is dated as [1899]. "The / Enquirer / Job Printing Co. / Cin, O."--text, bottom right. "'The Picture Turned Toward the Wall.'"--text, caption, bottom centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 74.3 x 53.98 cm (29 1/4 x 21 1/4 in.)
Arthur, Joseph, 1848-1906 Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works Couples--Pictorial works Comedies Melodramas Older people--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Music and Theater The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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